Jan 30 U.S. hits Iran with new sanctions, keeps some waivers in place By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Brian Hook, U.S. envoy to Iran, said the U.S. would renew for 60 days sanctions waivers that permit Russian, European and Chinese companies to continue to work on Iran's civilian nuclear facilities without running afoul of U.S. sanctions. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 6:16 News Wrap: Iran exceeds allowed levels of uranium enrichment In our news wrap Monday, Iran announced it has begun enriching uranium to levels higher than is allowed under the 2015 nuclear accord. The new level is still far below weapons-grade, but a foreign ministry spokesman threatened that it could… Continue watching
Jul 14 Deal to keep Iran from making a nuclear bomb in 10 points By Larisa Epatko After nearly a decade of diplomatic efforts, culminating in weeks of wrangling and late-night sessions in Vienna, negotiators emerged with a final deal Tuesday to prevent Iran from making a nuclear bomb. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch Could the historic Iran nuclear deal come on Monday? By PBS News Hour On Sunday, there was word that the historic deal between Iran and several nations about limiting their nuclear program in exchange for lifting economic sanctions could come as early as Monday. But Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said there was… Continue watching
May 10 Gulf nation leaders look to Obama for reassurance of fears over Iran By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Leaders of Gulf nations unnerved by Washington's nuclear talks with Iran and Tehran's meddling across the Mideast look to President Barack Obama to promise more than words and weapons at Thursday's Camp David summit. Continue reading
Apr 12 Kerry tells opponents of Iran nuclear deal to 'hold their fire' By Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry is urging congressional opponents of an emerging nuclear deal with Iran to "hold their fire" until they see a final agreement later this year. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 4:36 Nuclear negotiators: What role did other world powers play in talks with Iran? By PBS News Hour The recently concluded nuclear talks with Iran were much more than a negotiation with just the United States. Plenty of other countries in Western Europe and Asia also played a part, but to what extent? Gary Sick, a former National… Continue watching
Apr 03 Former inspector: The good, bad and ugly from Iran Nuclear Deal By David Kay David Kay, the former Chief Nuclear Weapons Inspector for the International Atomic Energy Agency, applauds the completion of a framework for a final nuclear deal with Iran. But, he warns, the hard part will be turning this into an enforceable… Continue reading
Apr 03 Obama's quest for Iran deal set to collide with Capitol Hill By Julie Pace, Associated Press After securing a surprisingly broad and detailed framework for a nuclear agreement with Iran, President Barack Obama must now subject his signature foreign policy pursuit to the gauntlet of partisan American politics. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 12:39 Can Iran nuclear framework agreement win over skeptics in Washington and Tehran? By PBS News Hour The nuclear program framework agreed to by Iran and six world powers would limit that country’s uranium enrichment and its number of centrifuges. After verification, the European Union, the U.N. and the U.S. would lift sanctions. Judy Woodruff talks to… Continue watching